The Cy Blog

Greener Grass

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:10:00 +0000

Be careful what you wish for. I just got this powerpoint presentation this weekend. It's worth a look.

Canadian Ketchup

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:35:00 +0000

Star Wars

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:16:00 +0000

Thought this was a pretty good version. I might get the DVD if it comes out.

Bear Stearns

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:05:00 +0000

D'oh!

Wrong Caption?

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:13:00 +0000

Thought this was a little strange. Perhaps it's just my computer messing up but I was reading this article today on the Washingtonpost.com site and there's a picture of the Pentagon. But the caption doesn't have anything to do with the article, unless it's referring to CIA secret prison interrogation techniques.

How Not To Wash Relics

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:06:00 +0000

Shroud Of Turin Accidentally Washed With Red Shirt

VATICAN CITY—The damage occurred when Pope Benedict XVI, who was on laundry duty, did not notice a brand new bright-red Hanes Beefy-T in the Holy Whirlpool washer.

The Onion Movie

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:22:00 +0000

It looks awesome.

Human Giant

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:37:00 +0000

I happened to come across these guys the other day. It’s a three man comedy outfit that has their own show on MTV. Of course not having cable means I never knew about these guys, but luckily we have youtube. They’re a little bit crazy and a bit disturbing, but I have to admit that they’re really funny. Kind of like a comedy 2.0 version of Kids in the Hall if you remember those guys. Here’s a sample, but they have tons of stuff out there.

Mother Son Moving Company:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xl6srDeOzO4

Viral Videos:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=krSLhhn_F1Q

Camping Weekend:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fGCmAM6Oafc

Shape Wars

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:46:00 +0000

It's like Night at the Roxbury meets Asteroid.

Check it out.

Top 10 Most Awkward Sports Interviews

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:46:00 +0000

These are pretty funny. Again, if you've already seen this, then refer to the post before.

Shaq is good. The Kobe fan is sad. Tyson never disappoints. Knight is right on par. And Joe Namath reminds me of a New Years Party.

Banned Super Bowl Commercial

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:38:00 +0000

I'll state this right now for all the subsequent posts.

These are all "old". That means they've been circulating the internet for weeks now so don't blast me if you've already seen this stuff. If you haven't, then consider yourself an internet cave dweller. If you have, then you should probably consider getting a real social life.

Here's the "cut the cheese" Bud light commercial which was evidently cut from the live broadcast.

The Cy Blog Is Back!

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:22:00 +0000

I know it's been a month since I've last posted but that doesn't mean I haven't come across lots of great stuff to post about. So here is a "post blast" of some items that I've come across that deserve mentioning.

First off, to spread the blog love, congrats to Mark and K on their wedding. It was cold, beautiful, tasteful and totally awesome. I love you both and wish the best for you in your new lives as a couple!

And I have to give a shout out to my beautiful wife who got into the spirit and was wearing a handmade dress. This was all the rage in the 900's I hear...

6 More Weeks Of Winter?

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:54:00 +0000

I really can't believe this many people come out for groundhog day.

We'll see. I hope Phil is wrong. Nothing against the guy, but clearly he doesn't know the first thing about global warming.

Busy Week

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:28:00 +0000

Well, it's actually been a busy couple weeks, but here's a basic run down of everything that's going on.

1. EconomyGuy.com has an upcoming tele-seminar this Wednesday evening which I've been preparing for. We've actually sold a couple mp3/cd sets of the yet to be recorded event. It's our first revenue for this site so I'm very encouraged. We initially we at about 70 subscribers right around Christmas and it seems to be organically growing at the pace of 1 person per day. I know, not much. But we weren't doing ANY marketing. Finally, this week I got around to promoting a giveaway. We going to give a free subscription to Economist magazine. The drawing will be held April 30th. All newsletters subscribers will be eligible....etc. etc. So far it's worked ok. I've added about 80 subscribers in the last few days so we've just about doubled. We really need to get our list to about 1000 members I believe, before we can really start testing other ways we can monetize the site. However, I think we will always keep the newsletter free.

2. Been working on a Clickbank product. My friend gave me some digital products and I created a sales page/delivery page last week and have just been driving traffic to it the last few days so see if I could get any conversions. The good news is I did get one sale on about 150 unique visitors which isn't terrible, but not that great either. It's actually pretty good when you consider it's my first attempt at putting something like this together. I'm going to redesign the whole thing and possible rename the product itself, but you can still see the experimental site for a short time here. Increased cash flow. By the way, if you sign up with clickbank (it's free) and you get your own link and make a sale, you get 50% as a commission.

3. I finally got around to monetizing my sweepstakes site. I didn't really do much, except throw in some affiliate links to other sweepstakes/prize sites that pay on a free registration. These are in the Welcome email that people receive after they register for my giveaways. Last night I had 4 people register and one played the other games which put $2 in my pocket. Not bad for complete autopilot but I suspect that it will get much more fun when the numbers get higher. Some days I have upwards of 50 people register, but I didn't have this offer set up yet.

4. Been working on other affiliate things that I'm still testing out. Hopefully more to report later.

So that's it. Hope everyone has a great week!

Rambo In The News

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:24:00 +0000

In case you don't remember my earlier post on Rambo I was surprised to see this review today in the Washington Post.

I still think Weird Al was better.

Holy Crap....

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:37:00 +0000

No, not the biggest emergency Fed rate cut in 23 years although that does deserve holy crap status.

No, not that actor guy who killed himself today...

but this.

I guess it was just a matter of time.

Burning Questions

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:03:00 +0000

This video answers some questions I was wondering about. Like are gravitational waves real?

Drumroll Please......A New Post

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:45:00 +0000

Thanks to Mike's encouragement last night at our weekly group meeting I've decided to come out with a brand spanking new never-been-read hot off the press still in it's packaging blog post. Why? Because "I'm sick of looking at the stupid Ohio State post" comments need to be acknowledged. This whole blogging business is all about customer service. It's about connecting with your readers and offering not just entertainment but a real dialogue.

After all, life is all about customer service...

Go Buckeyes!

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:50:00 +0000

I really hope they put that debacle of a game from last year's championship behind them.

Note for the creepy crawly search engine spiders. Check out a wonderful page of online music lessons here.

Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:59:00 +0000

Sitting here late at night watching Conan O'Brien with a full beard. Evidently he's not shaving until the writers' strike is over....I'm doing the same. Well, that's not true. I just have a zit on my upper lip and I'm waiting until it goes away until I shave. TMI? Sorry.

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy and successful 2008. Especially if you're a nerd.

Cold Weather

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:24:00 +0000

Not much to report. Having a great time out here visiting friends. It's about 9:30am and breakfast is cooking up and it's about 10 degrees outside. Yesterday, the high was 8 degrees and last night it got down to minus 10 degrees.

Yesterday we trekked up the side of a mountain near the Idaho border using snow shoes and found a clearing where we could sled....which had to have been the best sledding I've ever done. A steep angle in about 4 feet of pristine powder. We travel back tomorrow...back to the tropical weather of Charles Town to get ready for 2008.

Law Enforcement

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:20:00 +0000

A couple nights ago I was up late watching videos and came across this one. I don't condone this kind of activity, but my goodness it's funny.

I'm Your Worst Nightmare

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:48:00 +0000

In a little update from yesterday, I now have 71 people registered for my upcoming giveaway of an "Orange County" DVD. Not bad for having just created the site yesterday. We'll see how many sign up by next Sunday night. I expect the numbers to trail off and probably end up around 200.

In other "news" have you seen the new trailer for Rambo IV? Maybe it's just me, but Sly seems to be looking a little tired. I guess you can only defeat hundreds of enemies single handedly so many times before the challenge becomes a little boring.

I suppose it's hard to live up to your past performances.

If I were casting the part I know who I'd pick instead of Sly. Weird Al all the way. Plus he has experience playing Rambo. Plus I would also have Kramer.

Free Stuff On The Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:10:00 +0000

It was a really early morning for Liz and I this morning. She had a 6:55am flight out of BWI so we headed off at about 4:30 which meant getting up at 4:00. I know some of you get up that early every day so I'm not complaining...just stating the facts. As we were driving I was thinking about creating a new website that just gives stuff away for free. No gimmicks, no tricks, no strings attached. I would give away something every Sunday night to a random winner chosen from whoever signs up on the site. I have a lot of stuff around the house that I never use and instead of just throwing it away or taking it all in a trash bag to the goodwill dumpster, I wondered it I could just create a site that would generate a big email list. Anyone who would sign up would get a weekly email from me with 3 bits of information. Congratulations to the winner, what the next week's prize will be and an affiliate link to a sponsor. If they click on the affiliate link and buy something, good for the affiliate and good for me, but if they don't that's totally fine. I get to give stuff that I don't use or want away and random people that I don't know get to win things. And who doesn't like to win stuff? Thus, at about 1:00pm today, http://ChristmasEveryWeek.com was created and as of 10:30pm tonight, I have 54 people registered (37 of which have confirmed their email) and NONE of them are people that I know. Pretty cool. This week's prize? A brand new DVD of Jack Black's movie "Orange County" still wrapped in plastic. So go ahead and sign up. You've got nothing to lose and by registering you will be included in EVERY GIVEAWAY I do forever on this site as long as your email address stays subscribed.

Statistics

noreply@blogger.com (Cyrus) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:37:00 +0000

Mark Twain reportedly once said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Which is why I rarely get to concerned about stats in the media. However, it was nice to finally see a positive statistic being reported by a reputable news source.

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